I just got those same knobs for my 800. My levers on my tractor were straight not bent. That would make them stick out to the sides. Also, my lever is threaded so that the knob just threads onto it. Now is this original I do not know. This is the state it was in when I got it.

The original poster already has a picture posted of one of the straight levers

Yes , their quality is not the best however and therefore maybe hard to see what I'm trying to describe , Doc your info is spot on (as usual) and your help is much appreciated , my problem is I try to be a perfectionist , ( based on your posts and pics of your resto's ) I think I'm safe to say you ARE . I would like to see the attachment point of the threaded knob to the flat shaft , I have a little bit of fabrication skills, and would try to duplicate as close to original as possible, thank you guys for all the info

After the 1962 Husky " steel Paddle" knobs were kicked to the curb, the very late 1962 600's & Early 1963 600 and 1963 800 both utilized a new lever housing and knob assembly 1714218 which were sold as complete units just like the previous ones in 62'.

This is the style with the knobs laying straight down. (Knobs were black)

This idea evidently was a poor design and somewhere down the line it got phased out midway 63' and they finished out the year with angled levers 1714367 and black Knobs 1715794

So from what I can put together these were only produced a year or less.

For 1964 a design change was made as well as a service bulletin going out now announcing that these parts for the control cables could now be purchased separately These new styles used angled lever's with red knobs , which is the common ones you mostly see.

Of course there still is some grey area like Why Have I seen the "old" 1714218 levers on husky 900's like this post for example. I guess we'll never know for sure. You sometimes have to guess as 40+ years is a long time for someone to swap control housings with a different model, They may even have recalled the straight 1714218 levers and offered the new replaceable models free of charge (This was often done by Bolens with many defects found later after a model was introduced)

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Wow, talk about above & beyond research , impressive, thanks. Now.....at the risk of sounding ungrateful , I'm still in the dark. Is their a knob - paddle that attached to what I have pictured or are these short shafts it? Thanks again

Wow, talk about above & beyond research , impressive, thanks. Now.....at the risk of sounding ungrateful , I'm still in the dark. Is their a knob - paddle that attached to what I have pictured or are these short shafts it? Thanks again